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The Flu Comes Back with a Vengeance After Last Year’s Mild Season

The flu season is officially here in the United States and it’s come back with a vengeance after taking a break last year due to COVID-19 mandated social distancing and mask wearing. With that being said, new reports have been…

December 29, 2021 · by Katherine Baldwin · 0

CDC: This Week’s Flu Update, Kids And Young People At Risk

Infections of flu were on the rise in young people in past weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although flu rates remain low nationwide, the CDC reports that more than 90% of cases are in kids and…

November 26, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

The Flu is Here, Here’s How to Stay Healthy This Winter

This year is already shaping up to be a bad one for the flu. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has already reported an early spike in influenza-like activity across the country. While it’s generally recommended that everyone over…

September 20, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Flu Season This Year Might Be Harsher Than We Expect

The flu this year might be tough after a mild influenza season the year before. Flu was historically low in the United States the year before, mainly because of the disguising of the epidemic and social distancing regulations. However, this…

September 17, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

The Flu Season Is Around the Corner and Health Experts Say It Might Lead to Three Times More Hospitalizations

The U.S is going through a fourth wave due to the Delta strain of the Covid-19 virus. This has resulted in an overwhelmed medical system, the need for traveling nurses, and other extreme measures to ensure that as many people…

September 8, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Why This Is the Most Difficult Times That We Experienced in the American Public Health

About 30 US states are recording less COVID-19 cases. However, the pandemic will probably worsen. Again. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, “We need to hunker down and get through this fall and winter because it’s not going to be…

September 11, 2020 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Flu Season in Saskatchewan Makes Five Victims Until Now

The problem with the flu season is that it started in September 2019, and until now, the reports are showing 1.050 cases of influenza, five deaths, and thirty outbreaks in the long-term facilities from Saskatchewan. Also, the Intensive Care Unit…

January 19, 2020 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Flu Season Off to a Quick Beginning, Led by Unexpected Virus

The strain of the influenza virus running widely now doesn’t regularly appear until spring. The U.S. winter flu season is off to its quickest beginning in more than 15 years. A new blast of illness in the South has started…

December 9, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

Influenza Already Killed 64 Children Across The US This Flu Season, The CDC Reported

According to official data, eight pediatric deaths caused by influenza took place during the week which ended on March 2nd. The number brings the total to 64 deaths that are linked to this year’s flu season, a quite large number.…

March 12, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Flu Season Peaked, But A New Influenza Strain Takes The Lead

Even though the flu season might have already peaked, a stronger influenza strain might come to take its place according to health officials. This new strain of the virus is so dangerous it can cause deaths and hospitalizations even more…

March 10, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0